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“No one doubts your courage, but you are a headstrong knight and when you choose a way you cannot change your course even if it lead
to your destruction. That is your fault and your destiny.” — John Steinbeck [1902-68]
in "The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights" [1976]
King Arthur Portal at Wikipedia
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Stageplays & Other Media
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"King Arthur" was one of the triumphs of the 1691 theatrical season in London,
and this 'semi-opera' was one of the great achievements of Henry Purcell's career
"Parsifal" opera [1882]
 | Three-act opera by Richard Wagner; loosely based on the 13th-Century epic poem "Parzival" by Wolfram von Eschenbach; begun in 1857, completed in 1882 & first performed in Bayreuth, Germany
opera entry at Wikipedia "Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Cambridge Opera Handbooks)" [1981] by Lucy Beckett Cambridge Univ Press 8½x5½ pb [8/81] for $42.37 Cambridge Univ Press 8½x5½ hardcover [8/81] out of print/used Richard Wagner's "Parsifal" [1992] Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus performance, conducted by James Levine, directed by Brian Large; featuring Bernd Weikl, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Kurt Moll, Siegfried Jerusalem, Franz Mazure, Waltraud Meier; in German with English subtitles Deutsche Grammophon color DVD [10/2002] 2 disks for $22.27 |
"Launcelot and Elaine" Broadway stageplay [ran Sep-Oct 1921]
http://www.ibdb.com/Production/View/12638
"Camelot" hit Broadway musical [ran Dec 1960 to Jan 1963]
music by Frederick Loewe; book & lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
http://www.ibdb.com/Show/View/2369
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelot_(musical)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelot_(film)
"Sir Gawain and The Green Knight: The Opera" [1978] by composer Richard Blackford was commissioned
by the village of Blewbury, Oxfordshire; the libretto was written by children's novelist John Emlyn Edwards;
recorded by Decca between March and June 1979 and released on the 'ARGO' label in November 1979
"Gawain: The Opera" [1991] was adapted by Harrison Birtwistle from "Sir Gawain & The Green Knight"
"Spamalot" hit Broadway spoof from Monty Python [1,609 performances Feb 2005 to Jan 2009]
http://www.ibdb.com/Production/View/384262
won Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Direction (Mike Nichols), Best Actress (Sara Ramirez), 11 other noms; won Theatre World Award (actor Hank Azaria);
won Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding New Musical, Outstanding Lyrics (Eric Idle), Outstanding Costume Design, 9 other noms
"King Arthur" semi-opera by Henry Purcell [Opéra National de Montpellier 2009]
starring Hervé Niquet, João Fernandes, Marc Mauillon
http://www.amazon.com/Arthur-semi-opera-Purcell-National-Montpellier/dp/B002Y4Z5D2/
"La Legende du Roi Arthur" French-language musical stageplay [2015]
 | Story runs from Wizard Merlin demanding all knights try the Sword In The Stone thru Arthur & Guinevere's wedding
official website (in English) • entry at Wikipedia • watch 6/2016 French-language official trailer [0:45] online at YouTube Warner Music Region 2 limited edition import color DVD [10/2016] Warner Music Region 2 limited edition color [10/2016] for €7,00 via Amazon France Produced by Dove Attia; written by Giuliano Peparini; starring Florent Mothe {as Arthur}, Camille Lou {as Guinevere}, Merlin {as Merlin}, Charlie Boisseau, Fabien Incardona, Zaho (Darabid), Dan Menasche, Julien Lamassonne, Tamara Fernando, Yamin Dib Warner Import original cast soundtrack CD [9/2015] 2 disks for $37.99 also adapted by the Japanese theatre troupe Takarazuka Revue and performed at Bunkyo Civic Center, Tokyo in 9/2016 |
 | two stageplays for kids from ArtReach [est. 2000] based in Bradenton, Florida "A Sword In The Stone" script/license available from ArtReach "Knights of The Round Table" script/license available from ArtReach |
 | "The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and The Knights of The Round Table" [1975] concept album by Rick Wakeman A&M Records music CD [2/88] 7 tracks for $8.96 A&M Records vinyl LP album [3/2015] for $24.98 |
 | "The Legend of King Arthur" CD music album [2012] by Foden's Brass Band
Doyen Records music album CD [11/2012] out of prodn/used music by composer Peter Meechan |
Games & Video Games
"Camelot Jr." by SmartGames
http://www.amazon.com/SmartGames-SG-011-Camelot-Jr/dp/B004TGPQDW/
HPL Medieval Times King Arthur / Sir Lancelot Camelot Knights Chess Set w/ 17" Castle Board
http://www.amazon.com/MEDIEVAL-Arthur-Lancelot-Camelot-Knights/dp/B018N7DCGA/ $139.95
HPL Medieval Times King Arthur / Lancelot Camelot Knights Chess Men Set W/ 14" Mosaic Color Board
https://www.amazon.com/Medieval-Arthur-Lancelot-Camelot-Knights/dp/B075GY2MYN/: $115.00
 | "Camelot: Battle Game of Knights and Men" board game [launched 1888, renamed 1930, discontinued 1968] Parker Bros. game set in 11¾x17½" box [1961] out of prodn/used Once-popular board game has nothing to do with King Arthur and is instead a nifty war strategy game • W.C.F. game history page • game entry at Wikipedia World Camelot Federation [est. 1999] preserving the board game of 1930-68 |
 | "King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame" [2011]
Paradox Interactive Windows XP/Vista/7 digital download [1/2011] out of prodn / SOLD OUT ! game entry at Wikipedia |
"Merlin" Board Game (4 Player) $60.26
http://www.amazon.com/Merlin-Board-Game-4-Player/dp/B01MG1HJ4U/
"Camelot: The Court" Board Game
http://www.amazon.com/Wotan-Games-Camelot-Court-0411/dp/B010E2EV7Q/
 | "King Arthur Collection" for Windows XP+Vista+7 [2011] by Paradox Interactive
CAVEAT: Amazon reviewers are unhappy that this is a download that requires signing up at the Steam website; that task is a surprise and unwanted, and, depending on your internet connection, may take many hours; on the plus side, several reviewers say that the game is wonderful Paradox DVD-ROM/download for PC [11/2012] for $8.19 Paradox DVD-ROM/download for PC [5/2011] for $19.19 |
 | "New Yankee In King Arthur's Court" [2012-2018] by Alawar Ent.
Version 1: Alawar Ent. Windows XP/Vista/7 digital download [4/2017] for $6.99 Version 2: Alawar Ent. Mac OS X digital download [12/2012] for $6.99 Version 4: Alawar Ent. Windows 7-10 digital download [12/2017] for $6.99 Version 4 Collector's Edition: Alawar Ent. Windows 7-10 digital download [10/2017] for $11.99 Version 5 Collector's Edition: Alawar Ent. Windows 7-10 digital download [3/2018] for $11.99 |
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Abbey Room entry at the Boston Public Library website
view all 15 panels at the Massachussets Digital Commonwealth website
 | "The Quest of The Holy Grail As Set Forth In The Frieze Painted By Edwin A. Abbey For The Boston Public Library" [1895] by Sylvester Baxter & illustrator Edwin A. Abbey [1852-1911] 1895 photographic reproductions of murals painted for the Boston Public Library Forgotten Books 9x6 pb [4/2017] for $9.57 Leopold Classic Library 11x8½ pb [7/2016] for $13.95 Palala Press 9¼x6 hardcover [5/2016] for $22.95 Forgotten Books 9x6 hardcover [5/2018] for $26.54 modern edition with Abbey's photographs enhanced by Bill Woodcock [2013] Kindle Edition from Curtis & Cameron [1/2013] for $4.99 |
Motion Pictures & Television
King Arthur character credits at Internet Movie Database
'Knights of Yore' Film Festival at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
 | "Cinema Arthuriana: Twenty Essays" [Garland 1991] Edited by Kevin J. Harty McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [1/2010] for $47.45 McFarland & Co. 10x7¾ hardcover [8/2002] out of print/used "King Arthur On Film: New Essays On Arthurian Cinema" [1999] Edited by Kevin J. Harty McFarland & Co. 9¼x6¼ library hardcover [7/99] out of print/used |
 | "Hollywood Heroes: Thirty Screen Legends From King Arthur To Zorro" [1994] by David Hofstede
Madison Books 9¼x6¼ hardcover [6/94] for $24.95 cinema & television legends covered include: Captain Kirk, Elliott Ness, King Arthur & El Zorro |
 | "The Use of Arthurian Legend In Hollywood Film: From Connecticut Yankees To Fisher Kings" [1996] by Rebecca A. Umland & Samuel J. Umland
Kindle Edition from Praeger [1996 edition] for $74.56 {sic} Praeger 9x6 hardcover [10/96] for $81.51 {sic} |
 | "Arthurian Legends On Film and Television" [2000] by Bert Olton McFarland & Co. 9¾x7 illustrated pb [10/2008] for $35.00 McFarland & Co. 10¼x7¼ hardcover [4/2000] out of print/used |
 | "A Knight At The Movies: Medieval History On Film" [2003] by John Aberth Routledge 8¾x6¼ pb [7/2003] for $26.95 Routledge 9½x5¾ hardcover [7/2003] for $110.00 |
Documentary Videos
"Ancient Mysteries: Camelot" [A&E Sept 1995]
hosted by Kathleen Turner /tt0817550/ /B0007WFUFQ/
 | "Biography: King Arthur, His Life and Legends" [A&E aired Sept 1995] 50-minute program co-produced & directed by Sue Hayes; hosted by Jack Perkins; narrated by Mike Grady & John Shrapnel A&E Home Video color DVD [4/2005] for $11.46 A&E Home Video color VHS [11/98] for $5.90 credits at IMDb |
 | "The Crystal Cave: Lessons From The Teachings of Merlin" video [1996] dramatic readings designed to teach the audience to 'summon their inner wizard' • hosted by Deepak Chopra; narrated by Joanna Cassidy; featuring Robert Guillaume {as Merlin}, Martin Sheen {as King Arthur} • bare credits at IMDb Wellspring Media color VHS [3/2000] out of prodn/used double feature DVD with Deepak Chopra's "Seven Spiritual Laws of Success" [1995] Wellspring Media color DVD [10/2000] out of prodn/used |
 | "The Real King Arthur" episode [Channel 4 Dec 2000] of the "Time Team" archeology series [1994-2014] The team visits many sites around England and Wales looking for evidence of an actual King Arthur personage . . . • 47-minute Season 8 Special 5; co-produced & hosted by Tony Robinson episode credits at IMDb • official series site • watch full episode [47:02] online at YouTube "Time Team Guide To The Archaeological Sites of Britain & Ireland" [2005] Transworld Publrs 9½x7½ pb [5/2011] for $26.54 Channel 4 Books 10x8 hardcover [2005] out of print/used |
 | "The Legend of King Arthur" on video [not listed at IMDb]
"In Search of King Arthur" Kultur Video color VHS [3/2002] out of prodn/used "In Search of Merlin" Kultur Video color VHS [3/2002] for $5.68 "In Search of Camelot" Kultur Video color VHS [3/2002] out of prodn/used boxed set on DVD Kultur Video color DVD set [11/2006] 3 disks for $43.99 |
 | "King Arthur: The Truth Behind The Legend" [indep Aug 2004] Amazon reviewers were generally disappointed in this film, saying that it is more of a travelog 90-minute docufilm featuring Liam Dale • not listed at IMDb Delta Ent. color DVD [8/2004] for $10.95 |
 | "Britain A.D.: King Arthur's Britain" 3-episode miniseries [Sept 2004] "[British] archeologist Dr. Francis Pryor traces the legend of King Arthur back to its ancient origins" Co-produced & directed by Timothy Copestake • bare credits at IMDb Acorn Media 147-minute widescreen color DVD [9/2005] for $26.99 "Britain A.D.: A Quest For Arthur, England and The Anglo-Saxons" [2006] by Dr. Francis Pryor HarperCollins UK 7½x5 pb [10/2006] for $12.37 HarperCollins UK 9¼x6½ hardcover [10/2006] out of print/used |
 | "Awaking Arthur" on video [not listed at IMDb] "Filmed on location in France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England" Monarch Films color DVD-R [11/2006] for $10.00 |
 | "Arthur: The Once and Future King" episode/s [BBC-TV 2005] of the "In Search of Myths and Heroes" TV series Information incomplete; best guess is a multi-part TV programme (IMDb specifies 3 hours & 40 minutes = 4x55?) • Directed by Jeremy Jeffs & storyteller Gregory Doran; written & hosted by historian Michael Wood; featuring Graham Phillips & storyteller Aoife McMahon • incomplete credits at IMDb P.B.S. Home Video color DVD [10/2005] for $18.28 "In Search of Myths and Heroes" companion book [2005] by Michael Wood Univ California Press hardcover [12/2005] for $57.78 {sic} |
| | "The Real Knights of The Round Table" episode [Channel 4 Feb 2008] of the "Time Team" archeology series [1994-2014] The team researches a 200-foot diameter building built by King Edward III at Windsor Castle in Feb-Nov 1344; construction was stopped due to war plans against France. Edward defeated the French at Cressy in 1346 & at Calais in 1347; he came home victorious and established 24 seats of The Order of The Knights of The Garter, which can be considered a realization of Arthur's Round Table 48-minute Season 15 Special 35; co-produced & hosted by Tony Robinson episode credits at IMDb • official series site • watch full episode [47:56] online at YouTube |
 | "King Arthur and Medieval Britain" [History Channel 2012] 315 minutes on 2 DVD disks, package not listed on IMDb; programs include "Ancient Mysteries: Camelot" [A&E Sept 1995] narrated by Kathleen Turner { credits at IMDb; "King Arthur: His Life & Legends" [Biography Sept 1995] {as above}; "Ancient Mysteries: Quest For The Holy Grail" [A&E Aug 1997] { credits at IMDb }; "History: Knights and Armor" [History Channel 2004?]; and "Quest For King Arthur" [History Channel June 2004] narrated by Patrick Stewart { credits at IMDb } A&E Ent. color DVD [1/2012] 2 disks for $12.94 |
 | "Heroes For All Times" [BBC-TV April 2014] The first episode of Ian Hislop’s 3-part "Olden Days" BBC-TV series examines Britain's mythical tales about King Arthur [6th Century] and King Alfred of Wessex [9th Century]; Ian concludes that Arthur probably never existed • DVD/Blu-ray not available episode credits at IMDb • official series homepage |
Dramatic / Narrative Films
King Arthur character credits at Internet Movie Database
"Parsifal" silent films
The data on IMDb is all screwed up, so I will try to clarify things here:
"Parsifal" silent masterpiece [Edison Mfng. Company Oct 1904]
This first Arthurian movie ever was directed by Edwin J. Porter (not Edwin S.) for Edison and starred Adelaide Fitz-Allen and Robert Whittier; this was a two-reeler (17 minutes, 1,975 feet); restored 1,930-foot print exists at U.S. Library of Congress; the 8-reel note applies to a few prints only, to synch with Edison's Kinetophone experiment; scene/reel titles are: Parsifal
Ascends The Throne, Ruins of A Magic Garden, Exterior of Klingsor’s Castle, Magic Garden, Interior of The Temple, Scene Outside The Temple, Return To Parsifal, and In The Woods
bare credits at IMDb
"Parsifal" silent short [Società Italiana Cines 1909]
Produced by Filoteo Alberini; directed by Mario Caserini; starring Alberto Capozzi •
bare credits at IMDb
"Parsifal" silent film [Italy Nov 1912, USA Dec 1912]
Listed by IMDb as a 3-reel short; plot summary/intertitles posted wrongly to the 1904 movie; the 50-minute Dutch print is color-tinted (common practice); produced by
Arturo Ambrosio (as Società Anonima Ambrosio of Torino); directed by Mario Caserini; starring Dario Silvestri, Mario Bonnard, Mary Cleo Tarlarini, Maria Caserini,
Antonio Grisanti, Oreste Grandi, Filippo Castamagna, Serafino Vite, Lia Negro, Vitale Di Stefano •
bare credits at IMDb
watch full silent movie with Dutch intertitles [10/2015 upload; 50:04] online at YouTube
"Parzifal" silent film [Germany 1921]
Directed by Max Reinhardt [1873-1943] • not listed at IMDb
"King Arthur Was A Gentleman" [General Film Distributors Dec 1942]
 | An undersized Arthur joins the British Army and is tricked into believing that a sword that his fellows dug up is the famous Excalibur, and that he is destined to save Britain from the Germans . . . Produced by Edward Black; directed by Marcel Varnel; written by Marriott Edgar & Val Guest starring Arthur Askey, Max Bacon, Al Burnett, Evelyn Dall, Vera Frances, Peter Graves, Brefni O'Rorke, Anne Shelton, Ronald Shiner, Jack Train • full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia Classic British Comedy b&w DVD-R [3/2016] for $12.99 Mr. Fat-W Video b&w DVD-R [undated] for $14.99 watch full movie [12/2014 upload; 1:34:22] online at YouTube |
"The Adventures of Sir Galahad" 15-chapter serial
[Columbia Pictures Dec 1949]
 | "Boldest Knight of The Round Table" • Chapter Titles: 1. Stolen Sword, 2. Galahad's Daring, 3. Prisoners of Ulric, 4. Attack On Camelot, 5. Galahad To The Rescue, 6. Passage of Peril, 7. Unknown Betrayer, 8. Perilous Adventure, 9. Treacherous Magic, 10. The Sorcerer's Spell, 11. Valley of No Return, 12. Castle Perilous, 13. The Wizard's Vengeance, 14. Quest For The Queen, and 15. Galahad's Triumph • Filmed at Corriganville Ranch near Los Angeles, California; produced by Sam Katzman; directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet; written by George H. Plympton, Lewis Clay & David Mathews; starring George Reeves, Nelson Leigh, William Fawcett, Hugh Prosser, Lois Hall, Charles King, Pat Barton, Don Harvey, Jim Diehl, Marjorie Stapp, John Merton, Pierce Lyden, Rick Vallin, Leonard Penn, Ray Corrigan {as One-Eye the Innkeeper}, Frank Ellis, Al Ferguson, Rusty Wescoatt, Paul Frees {voice of The Black Knight}
Gryphon b&w DVD set [11/2011] 3 disks for $19.99 Gryphon b&w DVD set [11/2011] 3 disks for $21.92 full credits at IMDb • serial entry at Wikipedia |
"Parzifal" sound film [Spain 1951, USA July 1955]
 | USA title "The Evil Forest"; the first sound version of Parsifal, story 'freely inspired' from old poems & legends about the Holy Grail and from the opera by Richard Wagner • Produced by Daniel Mangrané; co-written & co-directed by Daniel Mangrané & Carlos Serrano de Osma; co-written by Francisco Naranjo & José Antonio Pérez Torreblanca; starring Gustavo Rojo, Ludmilla Tchérina, Félix de Pomés, Jesús Varela, Ángel Jordán, Teresa Planell, Alfonso Estela, Carlo Tamberlani, José Bruguera, Ricardo Fusté, José Luis Hernández
VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb |
"Knights of The Round Table" [1953] /tt0045966/
Directed by Richard Thorpe; starring Ava Gardner, Robert Taylor, Mel Ferrer, Anne Crawford
"Prince Valiant" feature film [1954] starring Robert Wagner & Janet Leigh /tt0047365/
"The Black Knight" [1954] starring Alan Ladd, Patricia Medina /tt0046786/
"Sir Galahad" episode [Jay Ward Prodns/ABC-TV March 1960]
of the "Fractured Fairy Tales" cartoon segment of the "Rocky & Bullwinkle" TV show
 | Sir Galahad is raised as a medieval clown but dreams of becoming a knight in shining armor and rescuing damsels . . . • featuring voice actors Edward Everett Horton, Bill Scott, Daws Butler, June Foray episode not found on IMDb • series credits at IMDb watch color cartoon segment [2/2019 upload; 5:37] online at YouTube |
"Sword of Lancelot" [1963] with Brian Aherne & George Baker /tt0057547/
http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Lancelot-Brian-Aherne/dp/B00005A0QN/
http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Lancelot-Brian-Aherne/dp/B0009OL8NU/
"The Sword In The Stone" animated feature [Disney 1963] /tt0057546/
"Mr. Magoo's Literary Classics: King Arthur" [1964 cartoon]
"Camelot" musical [1967] based on hit Broadway play /tt0061439/
http://www.amazon.com/Camelot-Special-Richard-Harris/dp/6304712944/
"Arthur of The Britons" TV series
[Harlech TV, U.K. Dec 1972 - Nov 1973]
 | Revisionist series that strips away the elaborate medieval view of Camelot, and presents Arthur as the chief of a small Celt tribe in Dark-Ages Britain, a century or two after the withdrawal of Rome; location filming in Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K. • 24 color episodes starring Oliver Tobias {as Arthur}, Michael Gothard, Jack Watson, Brian Blessed, Gila von Weiters-hausen, Georg Marischka, Meic Stevens, Michael Gambon, Rupert Davies & Clive Revill; music by Paul Lewis
full credits at IMDb • Region 1 DVD not available "Arthur of The Britons" soundtrack album on audio CD [2013] "title theme by Elmer Bernstein, incidental music & orchestration by Paul Lewis" Silva Screen Records import soundtrack CD [8/2013] 34 tracks for $21.40 |
Bresson's "Lancelot du Lac" [1974] /tt0071737/
"Monty Python and The Holy Grail" [1975] /tt0071853/
"The Legend of King Arthur" [1979] /tt0404196/
"Excalibur" [Warner Bros. 1981]
full credits from IMDb
http://www.amazon.com/Excalibur-Nigel-Terry/dp/6305558167/
Blu-ray edition DUE March 2011 /B000Q66JXA/
"Sword of The Valiant" [1984] /tt0084750/
"Arthur The King" TV movie [CBS-TV April 1985]
Filmed in 1982, aired 1985; aka "Merlin and The Sword"; directed by Clive Donner;
starring Malcolm McDowell {as King Arthur}; full credits at IMDb
"The Fisher King" [Sept 1991]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101889/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fisher_King = movie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_King
"Ginevra" [Germany 1992] /tt0104341/
"King Arthur and The Knights of Justice"
animated TV series [indep 1992-93]
 | Twenty-six animated 24-minute color episodes Series created & co-produced by Jean Chalopin; featuring voices of Andrew Kavadas, Scott McNeil, Jim Byrnes, Kathleen Barr, Venus Terzo & Garry Chalk Image Ent. color DVD [3/2010] 3 disks for $6.95 full credits at IMDb |
"Guinevere" TV movie [1994] /tt0109956/
http://www.amazon.com/Guinevere-Brid-Brennan/dp/B000JMKJTG/
"First Knight" [1995] /tt0113071/ starring Sean Connery & Richard Gere
http://www.amazon.com/First-Knight-Sean-Connery/dp/0800141601/
"A Kid In King Arthur's Court"
[Trimark/Disney/Buena Vista Aug 1995]
 | Calvin is 14 years old and a player on the Knights baseball team; when Merlin casts a spell to find a knight to help King Arthur, Calvin is catapulted back to the Fifth Century • Directed by Michael Gottlieb; starring Thomas Ian Nicholas, Joss Ackland {as Arthur}, Art Malik, Paloma Baeza, Kate Winslet, Daniel Craig, David Tysall & Ron Moody {as Merlin}
Walt Disney Video color DVD [3/2003] for $11.99 Walt Disney Video color VHS [1/96] for $5.46 full credits at IMDb |
"Dragonheart" [1996]
"Prince Valiant" [1997] /tt0119947/
"Kids of The Round Table"
[Téléfilm Canada July 1997 video release]
with Malcolm McDowell as Merlin; full credits at IMDb
"Lancelot: Guardian of Time" [1997] /tt0148392/
"Merlin" 2-part TV movie [April 1998] /tt0130414/
starring Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud
http://www.amazon.com/Merlin-Special-Sam-Neill/dp/B0002235PS/
"Quest For Camelot" animated feature [Warner Bros. 1998]
Played by Pierce Brosnan / Steve Perry tt0120800/
http://www.amazon.com/Quest-Camelot-Music-Motion-Picture/dp/B000005Z9T/
"A Knight In Camelot" [1998 TV]
portrayed by Michael York /tt0176892/
"The Mighty" [1998]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUm_Xg8ZuPo
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119670/
"Once Upon A Future King" [1999]
"Merlin: The Return" [1999] written & directed by Paul Matthews /tt0193318/
"Arthur's Quest" [1999 TV] /tt0155508/
"The Mists of Avalon" [2001 TV] /tt0244353/
"King Arthur" [Touchstone/Buena Vista July 2004]
  | This 'demystified take' on the tale of King Arthur is considered a travesty by many Arthurian fans: The tale is moved to the Scottish border, near Hadrian's Wall, with a half-Roman named Artorius Castus fighting for freedom from invading Saxon armies. The common complaint is that the original myth of romance and destiny and chivalry is reduced to Sixth Century warmongering. ('Freedom' was not yet a concept in the Dark Ages, kings and peasants all struggled for mere survival back then.) • Filmed in Ireland & Wales and at Pinewood Studios in U.K.; produced by Jerry Bruckheimer; directed by Antoine Fuqua; written by David Franzoni; music by Hans Zimmer; starring Clive Owen {as Arthur}, Ioan Gruffudd {as Lancelot}, Keira Knightley {as Guinevere}, Stephen Dillane {as Merlin}, Mads Mikkelsen {as Tristan}, Joel Edgerton {as Gawain}, Hugh Dancy {as Galahad}, Ray Winstone, Ray Stevenson, Stellan Skarsgård, Til Schweiger, Sean Gilder, Pat Kinevane, Ivano Marescotti, Ken Stott, Lorenzo De Angelis, Stefania Orsola Garello, Charlie Creed-Miles, John G. Brennan, David Murray; won Huabiao Film Award, 2 Irish Film & Television Awards
not available on Region 1 Blu-ray (2018) 142-minute Touchstone Home Ent. Director's Cut widescreen color DVD [12/2004] for $4.99 125-minute Touchstone Home Ent. color DVD rated PG-13 [12/2004] for $4.99 Cutting Edge Japan soundtrack CD [8/2004] for $34.82 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"Merlin's Apprentice" [2006] /tt0463826/
http://www.amazon.com/Merlins-Apprentice-Sam-Neill/dp/B000E1YW2M/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin's_Apprentice
"Morgana" [2007 TV] /tt1095190/
"Merlin and The War of The Dragons" [2008 video] /tt1294699/
"Pendragon: Sword of His Father" [2008] /tt1347280/
"Merlin" TV series [B.B.C./N.B.C./SyFy Channel April 2010]
starring Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Anthony Head, Richard Wilson, Katie McGrath & Angel Coulby
26 episodes aired on B.B.C. One 2008-2009; Season 5 of 13 episodes ended May 2013
NBC-TV aired the first season during Summer 2009
series credits at IMDb •
B.B.C. official site •
N.B.C. official site •
SyFy official site
 | "Merlin: The Complete First Season" [2010] 13 episodes on 4 disks; the fifth disk includes 3 featurettes, 'video diaries', photo gallery & wallpapers B.B.C. Warner Home Video widescreen color DVD [4/2010] 5 disks for $21.30 "Merlin: The Complete Second Season" [2011] 13 episodes on 4 disks; the fifth disk includes 2 featurettes, commentaries, photo gallery & wallpapers B.B.C. Warner Home Video widescreen color DVD [1/2011] 5 disks for $32.72 "Merlin: The Complete Third Season" [2012] B.B.C. Warner Home Video widescreen color DVD [12/2012] 5 disks for $26.99 "Merlin: The Complete Fourth Season" [2013] B.B.C. Warner Home Video widescreen color DVD [1/2013] 4 disks for $26.99 "Merlin: The Complete Fifth Season" [2013] B.B.C. Warner Home Video widescreen color DVD [4/2013] 4 disks for $26.99 |
"Gawain" TV movie [Idyll Films U.K. 2010?]
Co-produced, written & directed by Robert Spindler; no longer listed at IMDb
"Merlin and The Book of Beasts" (TV 2010) /tt1320346/
"Camelot" cable mini-series [Starz broadcast Feb-June 2011]
 | 10-episode period cable mini-series based on Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte d’Arthur”; produced by Graham King, Morgan O’Sullivan & Michael Hirst; cast includes Jamie Campbell Bower {as Arthur}, Tamsin Egerton {as Guinevere}, Joseph Fiennes {as Merlin}, Eva Green {as the sorceress Morgana}
Complete Season: Starz widescreen color Blu-ray [9/2011] 3 disks for $27.48 Complete Season: Starz widescreen color DVD [9/2011] 3 disks for $20.19 series credits at IMDb • view the trailer online • official movie site |
 | "Légendes du Roi Arthur" 5-DVD Box Set [2012] contains: "Lancelot: Le Gardien du Temps" [1997]; "Merlin" [4/1998] starring Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud; "Darknight: La Légende d'Ivanhoé" [7/2000] filmed in New Zealand, 90-minute version of 32-episode TV series; "Le Retour de Merlin" [12/2000] written & directed by Paul Matthews; and "Le Royaume des Voleurs (Princess of Thieves)" TV movie [3/2001] starring Keira Knightley; each DVD has French- & English-language options Elephant Films Region 2 color DVD set [10/2012] imported/used Elephant Films Region 2 color DVD set [6/2017] imported/used Elephant Films Region 2 color DVD set [10/2012] out of prodn/used via Amazon France Elephant Films Region 2 color DVD set [6/2017] for €18,40 via Amazon France |
"Pendragon" feature film [shelved]
Announced in 2010: director Sylvain White, script by Lee Shipman & Brian McGreevy; no longer listed on IMDb
"Excalibur" feature film [shelved]
Announced 3/2010 by Atlas Entertainment, with producer-director Guy Ritchie &
screenwriters John Hodge & Warren Ellis • shelved indefinitely (2012)
"Excalibur" remake of the 1981 film [shelved]
Announced in 2009 by producer-director Bryan Singer, with executive producer John Boorman
attached • shelved indefinitely (10/2011)
Announced 3/2010: Troika Pictures purchased the movie rights to John Steinbeck’s "The Acts of King Arthur
and His Noble Knights" [1976]; the proposed "Heart of A Knight" film will be produced by Robert L. Stein
& Michael A. Helfant, with Jennifer Lee adapting the screenplay • latest info at IMDb (2018)
Announced 11/2010: Working Title Films of U.K. purchased a script by Jay Basu that brings
legendary wizard Merlin into a contemporary setting • still no entry at IMDb (2018)
Announced 5/2011: Warner Bros. has assigned newcomer Ed Whitworth to adapt "The Lost Years of Merlin",
the first of the 5-book fantasy series by T.A. Barron; Donald De Line is producing • latest info at IMDb (2018)
"Knights of The Roundtable: King Arthur" [Warner Bros. release March 2017?]
Announced 6/2011: Warner Bros. won the bidding war for spec script "Arthur & Lancelot" written by David Dobkin, who is also attached to direct, and will co-produce along with Jeff Kleeman & Lionel Wigram. ADDED 10/2011: Swedish actor Joel Kinnaman will star as Lancelot (Arthur not yet cast). ADDED 1/2012: Warner took the film off its release schedule; BACK 3/2012: with Kinnaman out and Colin Farrell & Kit Harington in; THEN 'put on the fast track' for 2013 release. ADDED 3/2016: name changed, credits now list producers Bruce Berman, Akiva Goldsman, Guy Ritchie, Tory Tunnell, Lionel Wigram, and others; director Guy Ritchie, screenplay by Joby Harold, actors Charlie Hunnam {as King Arthur}, Jude Law {as Vortigern}, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey {as Guinevere}, Rob Knighton {as Mordred} •
latest info at IMDb •
movie entry at Wikipedia
"The Kid Who Would Be King" [2019] 
here on the King Arthur Pages at Spirit of America Bookstore
top of Page 1 • The Legend of Camelot • original tales of King Arthur • Kindle Editions • links
on Page 2: works about The King Arthur Myth • on Page 3: modern tales of King Arthur
top of Page 4 • stage plays, other media • movies & TV • documentary videos • narrative films
'Knights of Yore' Film Festival at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
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